David’s story: the anointing

Saul, Israel’s first king, was impatient, imprudent, and impulsive. It also turns out Saul was all about Saul. After he defeated the Amalekites, he “set up a monument for himself” (1 Sam. 15:12). His persistent half-heartedness towards God and outright disobedience led to God’s rejection of Saul as king (1 Sam. 15:26).